Sexy Gadgets, Cool Gadgets and Concept Gadgets

BlackBerry isn’t a known name in the accessory space and even we were skeptical about the accessories the company shared with us. But a look at the HS- 300 surprised us—a cute looking, compact Bluetooth headset peeping out of the transparent packing with words Take Charge’ mentioned below.

Done in black with the BlackBerry logo on the top, it is light and really comfortable to wear. A slider key placed on the side with LED indicator, it makes turning it on/off easy while saving the power. The front panel is a multifunctional key that mutes and turn off mute during an ongoing call. A long press accepts voice commands and two taps car end a call. Read the rest of this entry »

Stand-alone navigators never got their share of success in the Indian market. After we saw the launch of a few mid-segment navigators in the recent past, SatGuide has now come up with one for a common man. By that we mean it is affordably priced at ₹ 6,490. Its name specifies the display size of the device. The big 4.3-inch display is good enough to see details of the maps from a distance. But this is a resistive touch display and cannot be operated with fingers. A small stylus is hidden on the side comer that makes typing and browsing relatively simpler. The device manages a connection with a satellite in less than a minute. By Searching for points of interest or street on the map, you can preview a route and follow the voice guidance. The performance of the navigator often depends on how quickly it can recalculate the route in case of a wrong turn—and this one impressed us with its quick thinking. Considering the 850 mAh battery, we were a bit skeptical about the power backup but at managed to stay active for quite a long trip. Also, essentials such as car charger and navigator stand are included in the box. Other than navigation, you can also store images, songs and videos on this navigator.

“Is it a phone? It’s definitely a new phone from BlackBerry. But where is the keypad?” were the first few words that a friend blurted when we unpacked the BlackBerry Visor Mount Bluetooth Speakerphone – VM-605.

The first look reminded us of the movie Alien vs Predator due to its flawless gloss finish. But how would something the size of a handset look when mounted on a car’s sun visor? Not bad we say.

The front panel acts as call control and the speaker grill is placed below the control clubbed with a line of LED indicators above the call button. It can be used for phone calls and for playing music as it supports A2DR the voice clarity over the speakerphone was excellent at both the ends. It has an FM transmitter, music playback and GPS navigation directions over the car’s audio system. Read the rest of this entry »

Our $1849 review unit of this 23-inch all-in-one included an Intel Core i7-870 quad-core processor running at 2.93GHz, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 1TB of hard-drive space and an ATI Radeon HD 5570 graphics card. It earned a score of 135 in our WorldBench 6 benchmark suite, one of the highest marks we’ve seen for an all-in-one. Read the rest of this entry »